5 horror remakes that are good, actually
Movie remakes and reboots are controversial… right? Horror movie remakes seem to get excessive blow back because you’re dealing with a group of intense – I mean very, very passionate people....
Category: Arts & Literature
Coming home to grindhouse with Mandy
I think we can all agree the cult movie scene ain’t what it used to be. When I see the tag "cult favorite" I have to squint sometimes. What does it really mean anymore? These days, the tag of...
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s Sketchtasy Might Be the Best Novel of Fall 2018
First, a confession: I am not totally sure how to start this review. On its surface, the job of a book reviewer is simple: describe the book, perhaps situate it in some sort of context (genre,...
Call Her Ganda is an indictment of Western imperialism, transphobia, and injustice
PJ Raval’s Call Her Ganda is a film I’ve been raving about since catching it at Hot Docs last spring. It’s the story of Jennifer Laude – Filipina, trans and a sometime sex worker – whose...
Women are being used as scapegoats for men’s problems… again
On the 7th September 2018, Mac Miller (real name Malcolm James McCormick) was found dead of a suspected drug overdose in his LA apartment at the tender age of 26. A respected and talented rapper,...
Flight of a Bullet: A nailbiting 80 minute single take of a documentary
Perhaps the biggest surprise of this year’s Open City Documentary Festival – a five-day, under-the-radar gem situated in the heart of London, and dedicated to championing nonfiction work as an...
Rob Lowe’s Bad Seed fails to sprout
Television standby and Lifetime Channel stalwart Rob Lowe adds a director credit to his expansive resume – and surprise, it’s a remake of The Bad Seed! That sounds like a bit of a random choice,...
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is a sweet, satisfying teen flick
Romantic comedies and young adult series aren’t really my bag. My romances usually come with zombies and I’m not that involved in YA/NA at all. But sometimes you just have to put down your...
The Museum of Death gives me a new appreciation for life
When you visit the Museum of Death in Hollywood, California, the first graphic thing you will see is a photo—undated, but very 1970s-looking--of a motorcycle rider who has been in an unfortunate...
Sharknado: End of an era
2013 was an interesting year in film. The box office was dominated by big budget epics like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the ongoing war between Marvel and DC...